To say that President Obama is not a "hands on" president is to state the obvious. Every single major piece of legislation that has passed Congress in the last 5 years has had limited input from the White House. And as far as I know, the lobbying shop has never - or rarely - used the president's clout to take to the phone and personally lobby members of Congress. That's apparently about to change. With the relevancy of his presidency on the line, the White House is going to "flood the zone" and utilize every major figure in the administration to lobby Congress to approve military action against Syria - including the president and vice president. Politico: THE 1 PARAGRAPH TO READ - WHITE HOUSE INVOKING IRAN IN PITCH TO LAWMAKERS: With morning news coverage reporting that President Obama could lose his Syria vote, White House officials are embarking on a massive, member-by-member lobbying surge. "The strategy will be to flood the zone," a White House official told Playbook. "We...(Read Full Post)